Poem of the Week: “Another Easter Snowstorm” by Pam Uschuk

vprThe VPR Poem of the Week is Pam Uschuk’s “Another Easter Snowstorm,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2010-2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Pam Uschuk is the author of five collections of poems, the latest, Crazy Love, published by Wings Press, and a chapbook, Pam Uschuk's Greatest Hits (Pudding House Press, 2009). Her work has appeared widely in literary journals, including Poetry, Parnassus, Agni, Ploughshares, and others. Uschuk’s prizes include the Struga International Poetry Prize, as well as awards from the National League of American PEN Women, Simi Valley, Chester H. Jones Foundation, Iris, Ascent, and Amnesty International. She is also Editor In Chief of Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts.

Tuesday of each week One Poet’s Notes highlights an excellent work by a poet selected from the issues of Valparaiso Poetry Review, except when other posts with news or updates preempt the usual appearance of this item, with the recommendation that readers revisit it.